Coin-receptacle



(No Model.)

v W. JONES.

COIN BBGHPTAGLE.

No. 515,625. Patented Feb. 27, 1894.

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UNITED States Patent rricn,

ADDISON YVHITNEY JONES, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

COIN-RECEPTACLE,

SPEGIFIILQTION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,525, datedFebruary 27, 1894:-

Application filed June 5, 1893. Serial No. US$40. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADDISON WHITNEY JONES, of Boston, county of Suffolk,State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement inOoin-Receptacles, of which the following description, in connection withthe accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters and figureson the drawings representing like parts.

This invention has for its object the pro dnction of a receptacle orholder for coin, the receptacle being adapted for attachment to a bag orsatchel or to a purse. The receptacle has several chambers orcompartments there- 11], each provided with an inlet and outlet, theoutlet being so constructed that one or several coins may be extractedfrom any particular compartment with equal ease.

In accordance therewith my invention consists, in a coin receptacle orholder, of a coin receiving compartment, to receive and retain the coinsloosely therein, an outlet through which coin may be withdrawnpositively, when grasped by the fingers, and a retaining devicerestricting said outlet to normally prevent egress of the coin positivewithdrawal of the coin retracting said device, substau tially as will bedescribed.

Other features of my invention will be hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure l in side elevation represents a coin holder embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a purse or pocket-book withmyinvention applied thereto. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a slightlymodified form of my invention applied to a hand bag, only a portion ofone side of the bag being shown. Fig. 4 is a sectional detail taken onthe line (is-x, Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a detail to be described.

I have herein shown the coin receptacle or holder as composed of sidesaand a, see Figs. 1 and 2, rigidly secured together in any suitablemanner, the space between the sides being divided into threecompartments, as herein shown, by rivets or pins 1 and 2, the lower edgeof each side having a series of scallops or cut-away portions therein toform outlets b for the coins. The top a of the receptacle has a seriesof inlet openings 11 therein, see Fig. 2, through which the coins areinserted into the receptacle, and in practice it is desirable that anyone compartment shall be of the same denomination, and in the receptacleherein shown the denominations may be one, five and ten cents.

In order to retain the coins in the compartments of the receptacles in ayielding manner whereby they may be withdrawn from the apparatus, 1provide yielding or spring supports as 0, shown in dotted lines Fig. 1,and in detail Fig. 5, said retaining devices being secured onoppositesides of a block 0 attached to the sides a. of the receptacle insuch manner that the spring arms a normally project into the paths ofmovement of the coins to retain them in the compartments, as is clearlyshown in Fig. 1.

It will be evident from an inspection of the drawingsthat a series ofcoins may be withdrawn from the outlet at once or only one coin, forwhen the coins are put in the inlets b they will fall to the bottom ofthe compartment and side-by-side until the space between the sides ofthe receptacle is filled. Then another rank or row will be sustainedupon the first row, the retaining arm 0 having sufiicient strength tomaintain the coins in the posi tions shown in Figs. 1 and 2, asnfficient portion of the coin projecting beyond the sealloped loweredges of the coin-holder to enable them to be readily grasped betweenthe thumb and finger and removed, their removal pressing the retainingdevice to one side until the coin has been drawn beyond it.

In Fig. 2 I have shown myinventiouas embodied in a pocket-book, the samehaving a flap or cover 61 and bellows, folds or flaps a of usualconstruction to receive bills or large coins such as halves and dollars,the flap when turned down and caughtin usual manner covering the inletsb so that the coins cannot drop out of the compartments through theinlet openings.

In Fig. 3 I have shown my invention as applied to a hand-bag or satchel,and have slightly modified some of the details of the holder in order toadapt it for such use.

In this application of my invention I have only shown a portion of oneside of a satchel, as the same fully illustrates the operation andarrangement of the device. 7

One of the side frames A of the satchel has a series of slots e thereinand the coin-holder I3 is secured to the under side of the frame A inany suitable manner, in this modification, however, the scallops formingthe outlets 6' being separate and connected by the bottom sect ons e thebottom sections as a whole incllning from one to the other end of thecoinholder so that the coins when inserted through the lnlets 6 willroll over the bottom sections until they reach the scallop or cut-awayportlons e, where they are retained in place and partially projectingtherefrom by yielding retaining devices.

As shown by the broken out portion of Fig. 3, the retaining device inthe construction shown is formed by upturning the end of the bottomsection e and bending it back upon Itself, as at f, to form a yieldingor spring arm which bears against the peripheries of the lower ranks ofcoins, but the spring may be an independent piece if desired.

Each of the outlets e is provided with a retaining device, and pins orrivets 3 divide the holder into compartments, the said compartmentsbeing of such a size,however, that a large number of coins may becontained in each.

The removal of any coin or coins is accomplished in precisely the mannerhereinbefore described.

The material C of the satchel is secured between one of the side walls eof the holder and the down-turned flange a of the satchel framebysuitable rivets 4, or in any other convenient manner.

Inasmuch as the inlet openings in the satchel are exposed so that theowner will not have to open to deposit coins, it isnecessary to providethe inlets also with retaining devices, and one very simple form isherein shown, the same consisting of a piece of flattened wire or springmetal 3 secured to one of the sides of the holder and bent overunderneath the frame A and to substantially extend across the inletopening, as shown in Figs. 8 and 4.

When a coin is inserted the retaining device s will be bent inward untilthe coin has been pushed beyond it, whereupon it will spring back intoplace across the inlet, thus preventing egress of the coin therethrough.

It will be noticed that in both forms of holder the coins are free tomove about in the compartment, and are not held pressed together byspring action, and furthermore that in my invention the coins may beremoved singly or several of them may be removed simultaneously, asdesired.

The coin holder is preferably made of thin sheet metal which is light,strong and durable, although any other suitable material,

such as hard rubber, may be used to advantage.

This invention is not restricted to the exact construction andarrangement of parts as herein shown and described, nor to anyparticular shape of retaining device for holding the coin at the outletsof the compartments, for the same may be varied either in arrangement orconstruction without departing from my invention the gist of whichconsists in a compartment to receive the coins loosely and provided withinlets and outlets, and means to normally retain the coins in the holderfrom which they may be positively withdrawn.

I claim- 1. In a coin receptacle or holder, a coin receivin gcompartment to receive and retain the coins loosely therein,an outletthrough which coins may be withdrawn positively, when grasped by thefingers and a retaining device restricting said outlet to normallyprevent egress of coin, positive withdrawal of coin retracting saiddevice substantially as described.

2. A coin receptacle or holder having an inclosed compartment to receiveand retain the coins loosely therein, an inlet opening and anindependent outlet opening for said compartment, and means to normallyclose each of said openings, after the passage of coin therethroughsubstantially as described.

3. In a coin receptacle or holder, a series of coin receivingcompartments, an inlet opening and an independent outlet opening foreach compartment, said outlet having a greater width than the diameterof the coin, and exposing a portion of the coin to be grasped by theoperator and a yielding retaining device to partially close said outletand normally prevent egress of the coin therethrough the compartment,substantially as described.

at. A bag provided with a coin receptacle or holder having compartmentsto receive the coins loosely, independent inlet and outlet openings foreach of said compartments, means to prevent egress of coin through theseveral inlet openings, and yielding retaining devices to normallyrestrict the outlet openings against accidental egress of the coin,positive withdrawal of coin retracting the retaining device momentarilysubstantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ADDISON WHITNEY JONES.

Witnesses:

AUGUSTA E. DEAN, FREDERICK L. EMERY.

